5th Word Water Forum

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• Mediterranean experiences
• A regional approach of SEEA-W

Cécile Roddier-Quefelec MEDSTAT II Key expert

• 5th Word Water Forum
• Session 6.4.2.
• Data Integration and Dissemination
• Istanbul, 20 March 2009

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• Regional programme
• 37 countries 27 EU 10 Mediterranean Partners
  countries
• Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco,
  occupied Palestinian territory, Tunisia and
  Turkey
• National Statistical offices as focal point
• Large diversity of national situation

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From statistics to integrated economic-environment
approaches a regional approach with
individual situations

• Regional Workshop
• Develop a common understanding of the System of
  Economic Environment accounts SEEA
• Water identified as a key issue
• Sub-regional training sessions on water
  accounting and SEEA-W
• Technical assistance missions
• Development of training material (including
  translation of reference documents)
• Pilot application of the SEEAW (Egypt, Israel,
  Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, occupied
  Palestinian territory, Syria)
• Sharing of experiences
• Close coordination and support with UNSD,
  UN-ESCWA

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Current practices a step forward in meeting
the demand for data integration

• Focus on physical supply and use tables and
  assets accounts
• Different approaches but no formal institutional
  arrangements
• Leadership of national statistical offices in
  cooperation with water institutions/agencies
• Working group (inter- institutional)
• Individual initiative.
• Specific adaptation of the SEEA-W standard tables
  to the regions needs
• Towards a use of more detailed standard tables
  for the region
• Difficulties in the applicability of SEEA-W
  (readability, conceptual difficulties, issues not
  enough developed)
• Common technical problems faced for the
  implementation of the SEEAW in the region (lack
  of harmonisation, drawbacks of the information
  system, need for practical guidance)

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The route may be long ....

• More guidance is needed, based on practical
  examples
• Data collection strategy for each countries
  should be developed / maximum use of already
  existing source of information (satellite images)
• Internal and external cooperation and
  coordination is essential
• Efficient and coordinated information system
  should be implemented clearly linked with SEEA-w
• Enlarge the promotion of SEEA-W (mutual benefit,
  implication of the policy-makers )
• Ensure financing of water accounting on a
  long-term basis
• Continuation of support is needed, technical
  assistance is considered as very useful

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• Thank you
• Contact
• Cécile Roddier-Quefelec
• MEDSTAT II Environment key expert
• cecile.roddier-quefelec_at_medstat2.fr
• Tel [phone]